M&A Deal Summary

Middleby Acquires Market Forge Industries

On January 6, 2014, Middleby acquired machinery company Market Forge Industries

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Middleby’s 17th transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Middleby’s 13th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Middleby’s 1st transaction in Vermont.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-01-06
Target Market Forge Industries
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Middleby
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Market Forge Industries

Burlington, Vermont, United States
Market Forge Industries, Inc. is a manufacturer of steam cooking equipment for the foodservice industry. The product offerings of Market Forge include countertop steamers, kettles and braising pans used by leading restaurants and foodservice operations.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Middleby

Elgin, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 1888
Sector Manufacturing
Employees10,722
Revenue 4.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Middleby designs, manufactures, markets, distributes, and services a broad line of food service equipment used in all types of commercial restaurants and institutional kitchens, food preparation, cooking, baking, chilling, and packaging equipment for food processing operations, and premium kitchen equipment including ranges, ovens, refrigerators, ventilation, and dishwashers primarily used in the residential market. Middleby was founded in 1888 and is based in Elgin, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 73
Sector (Machinery) 17 of 35
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 21 of 67
State (Vermont) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 13 of 45
Year (2014) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-18 Automatic Bar Controls

Vacaville, California, United States

Wunder-Bar is a provider of innovative dispensing solutions for carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks, flavored iced teas and other beverages.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-08 Concordia Coffee Systems

Redmond, Washington, United States

Concordia Coffee Systems, Inc. is a manufacturer of automated and self-service coffee and espresso machines serving the commercial foodservice industry. Concordia has a highly innovative lineup of products that serve the needs of a wide array of convenience store, hotel, restaurant chain, and institutional customers.

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